Just stick this portable outlet to your window to start using solar power

[OneGrassRoot]

We have seen a lot of solar chargers in our day. And among all of them, this is the first one we’ve seen that we will definitely run out and buy as soon as it’s made available in the U.S. It’s a portable socket that gets its power from the sun rather than the grid. You plug into a window instead of into the wall. It’s easy.

That was the whole point, according to the designers, Kyohu Song and Boa Oh: “We tried to design a portable socket, so that users can use it intuitively without special training,” they write.

http://grist.org/list/just-stick-this-portable-outlet-to-your-window-to-start-using-solar-power/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=update

[A Little Weird]

1. Cool

I want one!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. want.

[mountain grammy]

3. very interesting.. ready to try it.

Had a $6 solar light at the end of my driveway.. even covered with a few inches of snow, it charged. I could see it shining through the snow at night.

[snappyturtle]

4. I was excited until I read the comments at the link. I know zip about how

solar technology really works so I don't know who to believe.
Most were saying this charger could do little at best. Can
someone with more than my gnat-like knowledge of solar weigh
in here?

[OneGrassRoot]

5. I have zero knowledge, so hopefully others will chime in...

I like Grist as a source regarding technology innovation though.

[snappyturtle]

6. Yes...thanks for introducing me to Grist. WIl be fun to explore the site. nt

[Wait Wut]

7. It's just a start.

I'm excited about all the new advances in solar and wind technology. None are perfect, just yet, but we're well on our way to developing viable and more convenient energy tech that we can all benefit from. Once they work on the affordability, that is.

[meow2u3]

8. Where can you get one?

I'd like to know if it's for sale to the public.